James Leggett

Born Feb. 13, 1924, in Bloomfield, son of the late James Fletcher and Thelma Mosley Leggett Jr., he was a lifelong resident of the Bloomfield area. He attended Bloomfield Public Schools and played big band music throughout the country.

His wife, Doris Stroup Leggett, survives.

Other survivors include: one son, James Fletcher Leggett IV of St. Peters; one daughter, Susan Shea of Cape Girardeau; and two grandchildren and two stepgrandchildren.